TY - JOUR
T1 - SU‐FF‐I‐20
T2 - Visibility of Simulated Microcalcifications with An ASi/aSe Flat Panel Detector Based Cone Beam CT System
AU - Shen, Y.
AU - Ge, S.
AU - Chen, L.
AU - Yi, Y.
AU - You, Z.
AU - Han, T.
AU - Zhong, Y.
AU - Liu, X.
AU - Lai, C.
AU - Wang, T.
AU - Shaw, C.
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Purpose: To investigate the visibility of microcalcifications (MCs) with an aSi/aSe flat panel detector (FPD14, Anrad Corporation) based cone beam CT (CBCT) system. Method and materials: A bench top experimental CBCT system was configured for breast imaging and used to image a breast phantom with embedded simulated MCs of various sizes. A paraffin cylinder with a diameter of 135 mm and a height of 40 mm was used to simulate a 100% adipose breast. Calcium carbonate grains, ranging from 125 to 425 μm in size, were used to simulate the microcalcifications. 25 MCs from same size group were arranged into a 5 × 5 cluster and embedded at the center of a 15 mm diameter paraffin rod to make an MC insert, which may be inserted into a hole at the center of the breast phantom for imaging. The breast phantom with MCs was scanned at various exposure levels. 300 projection images were acquired over 360° and reconstructed with Feldkamp's backprojection algorithm using a ramp filter. The images were reviewed by 6 readers. The ratios of visible MCs, averaged over all readers, were plotted as the function of the square root of measured dose level and image signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). Results: It was found that 90% visibility was achieved for 224 – 250 μm calcifications at an SNR of 16.8 or an isocenter dose of 5.2 mGys. 70% visibility was achieved for 224 – 250, 212 – 224, 200 – 212, 180 – 200, 160 – 180, 150 – 160 and 124 – 140 μm calcifications at an SNR of 16.8, 16.8, 25.1, 25.1, 44.5, 44.5 and 52.6, respectively. Conclusions: Percentage of visible MCs increased with the image SNR and isocenter dose. Higher SNRs and isocenter dose are required for imaging smaller MCs.
AB - Purpose: To investigate the visibility of microcalcifications (MCs) with an aSi/aSe flat panel detector (FPD14, Anrad Corporation) based cone beam CT (CBCT) system. Method and materials: A bench top experimental CBCT system was configured for breast imaging and used to image a breast phantom with embedded simulated MCs of various sizes. A paraffin cylinder with a diameter of 135 mm and a height of 40 mm was used to simulate a 100% adipose breast. Calcium carbonate grains, ranging from 125 to 425 μm in size, were used to simulate the microcalcifications. 25 MCs from same size group were arranged into a 5 × 5 cluster and embedded at the center of a 15 mm diameter paraffin rod to make an MC insert, which may be inserted into a hole at the center of the breast phantom for imaging. The breast phantom with MCs was scanned at various exposure levels. 300 projection images were acquired over 360° and reconstructed with Feldkamp's backprojection algorithm using a ramp filter. The images were reviewed by 6 readers. The ratios of visible MCs, averaged over all readers, were plotted as the function of the square root of measured dose level and image signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). Results: It was found that 90% visibility was achieved for 224 – 250 μm calcifications at an SNR of 16.8 or an isocenter dose of 5.2 mGys. 70% visibility was achieved for 224 – 250, 212 – 224, 200 – 212, 180 – 200, 160 – 180, 150 – 160 and 124 – 140 μm calcifications at an SNR of 16.8, 16.8, 25.1, 25.1, 44.5, 44.5 and 52.6, respectively. Conclusions: Percentage of visible MCs increased with the image SNR and isocenter dose. Higher SNRs and isocenter dose are required for imaging smaller MCs.
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U2 - 10.1118/1.3181139
DO - 10.1118/1.3181139
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024789881
SN - 0094-2405
VL - 36
SP - 2438
JO - Medical physics
JF - Medical physics
IS - 6
ER -